The Anti-education movement

Drakolan · 06-07-2004, 09:56 AM

America seems to be on this huge Anti- kick right now.

Anti-Muslim, Anti-Bush, Anti-Intellectual...

The last one is the one that scares me the most.

We actually have some radical right wingers out there that are screaming to not send kids to college or even public school, but instead to teach them the Bible and only the theories and ideas you want them to learn. The scary and sad part is, this movement is really starting to gain some vocal ground. We're heading for a theocracy which is just.. not the best way to run a country this size, to say the least.

Having set through a few biology classes in my time, the whole evolution thing is full of holes, anyone can see that. A lot of it just sounds like lame excuse after lame excuse. This isn't necessarily because it isn't true, we just can't observe speciation because it takes so long. But, we can't pretend that the idea of evolution isn't out there because we disagree with it. Its the osterich syndrome: if you hide your head in the sand, the problem still won't go away. The theory of evolution is just that, a theory. And theories can be modified as new information arises, we sure as in hell know that species that are better adapted to a climate or situation survive and reproduce. The rest is just a guess to where millions of years of that could head.

The next area of concern we have is the cut in funding to arts and physical education programs. Our school systems are becoming filled with a bunch of fat kids that have no appreciation for what is beautiful or unique. And any teacher worth his/her salt will tell you that education in the arts and running your chunky butt around the block a few times is important to maintaining a well-balanced education. Go look up some of the studies sometime. Of course, this is what happens whenever people who aren't teachers make decisions on what should be taught. Now the Democrats want them to also make decisions on what operation you should have. Yikes.

Sorry to rant for awhile, but in my opinion this is one of the largest issues that's out there right now, and its the one that is going most unacknowledged. Of course that could also just be a personal bias because I'm going into the education field, and I have to deal with ignorant children. Joy.

06-07-2004, 09:56 AM	#1
Drakolan Quinessential Cynic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Finishing out my term in Purgatory Posts: 37	The Anti-education movement America seems to be on this huge Anti- kick right now. Anti-Muslim, Anti-Bush, Anti-Intellectual... The last one is the one that scares me the most. We actually have some radical right wingers out there that are screaming to not send kids to college or even public school, but instead to teach them the Bible and only the theories and ideas you want them to learn. The scary and sad part is, this movement is really starting to gain some vocal ground. We're heading for a theocracy which is just.. not the best way to run a country this size, to say the least. Having set through a few biology classes in my time, the whole evolution thing is full of holes, anyone can see that. A lot of it just sounds like lame excuse after lame excuse. This isn't necessarily because it isn't true, we just can't observe speciation because it takes so long. But, we can't pretend that the idea of evolution isn't out there because we disagree with it. Its the osterich syndrome: if you hide your head in the sand, the problem still won't go away. The theory of evolution is just that, a theory. And theories can be modified as new information arises, we sure as in hell know that species that are better adapted to a climate or situation survive and reproduce. The rest is just a guess to where millions of years of that could head. The next area of concern we have is the cut in funding to arts and physical education programs. Our school systems are becoming filled with a bunch of fat kids that have no appreciation for what is beautiful or unique. And any teacher worth his/her salt will tell you that education in the arts and running your chunky butt around the block a few times is important to maintaining a well-balanced education. Go look up some of the studies sometime. Of course, this is what happens whenever people who aren't teachers make decisions on what should be taught. Now the Democrats want them to also make decisions on what operation you should have. Yikes. Sorry to rant for awhile, but in my opinion this is one of the largest issues that's out there right now, and its the one that is going most unacknowledged. Of course that could also just be a personal bias because I'm going into the education field, and I have to deal with ignorant children. Joy.